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I create and sell detailed AQA A-level Psychology essay plans focused on the memory topic. These resources include clear explanations, AO1 content, AO3 evaluation, and exam-style structure to help students improve their understanding and exam technique. These essay plans include: multi store model, working memory model, interference forgetting, retrieval failure forgetting, post event discussion, misleading questions, anxiety, cognitive interview, and types long term memory.

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Multi store model
A 01 Paragraph
I mtataespof.fiÉisoryregister short term memory e long term memory
SensoryregisterCoding Info into 5 different stores echoiciconic haptic
gustatory olfactory capacity large Duration not long half a second
Short term memorycoding AcousticllyCapacity 7 2,5 9 limited
Duration 18 30s can be longer with maintenance rehearsal
long term memorycoding semantically capacity unlimited Duration unlimite
Info from the SR is transferred to the STM through attention e can be
rehearsed to transfer to LTM Info can then be retrieved from LTM
Baddeleys coding STM LTM research Participants given a word list 4
e tested with the same words in a diff order e for LTM tested after 20
mins In STM condition acoutiscally similar words were worst with recall
In LTM Condition Semantically similar words were worse with recall

A 03 Paragraph what How
why
Strength Case study support Clive wearing hadbut still
no STM
to
remembered how play the piano his wife e kids This
Shows STMI LTM are separate so MSM is valid

Strengen Researchsupport Miller Baddeley Banrick MSM is a
valid explanation as there is empirical evidence
Weakness Simplistic as it shows one LTM
only STM but
Baddeley found multiple components in STM WMM limi
MSM as a valid explanation

, Working memory model
A 01
Paragraph
BE EE E nE enirameeaie mairtct.si eitene
info to the 2 Slave SystemsPhonological loop codes auditory info
into 2 sub components phonological store e Articulatory Control
Process visuo spatial sketchpad codes visual e spatial info into
2 sub components Inner scribe e visual cache Episodic Buffer
Binds e intergrates info to send to the LTM
Phonological store stores acoustic items Articulatory control
process repetition of items maintenance rehearsal
Inner scribe deals with the spatial relationship of objects visual
cache deals with visual info shape colour
Central executive was added later

A 03 Paragraph what How why
Strength Supporting evidence Dual task Baddeleyfound the tou
or false task was harder with a 2nd task involvingsame
Component Supports difficulties of using 2 components e
offers explanation of why there are difficulties more Val

Weakness vague explanation central executive is vague as Badde
e Hitch just assume it's needed with no actual explanation
fails to explain central
I listened gity why

Weakness Relies on inference mental processes can t be seen so
participants had to use their memory Results are subjective
lacks objectivity e
reliability

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